The purpose of this webquest is to expose beginning Spanish students to the region of Andalucia, Spain. This is done in the form of planning a trip.
Learners
This webquest is designed for students of Spanish 101 and is appropriate for grades 8 - 12.
Standards
Kenosha Unified School District -- June 2001
Standard: 4. Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of traditions, ideas and perspectives, institutions, professions, literary and artistic expressions, and other components of target cultures
Benchmarks:
• Knows various age-appropriate cultural activities practiced in the target culture (e.g., games, songs, birthday celebrations, cultural traditions)
• Knows simple patterns of behavior and interaction in various settings in the target culture (e.g., school, family, community) and how these patterns compare to those in one's native culture
• Knows about typical daily life in the culture and how it compares to those in one's native culture
• Knows some basic expressive forms of the target culture enjoyed or produced by the peer group in the culture studied (e.g., music, literature, artwork or graphics)
Higher Order Thinking Skills
Synthesis: Students plan a five day trip to Andalucia, Spain by bringing together the parts generated by each team member.
Evaluation: Students appraise the value of a city, site, hotel, restaurant, and mode of transportation and choose those that meet their needs. Students then explain and justify why these are good choices.
Differentiation
Some differentiation is already built into this lesson. Students are able to choose where they will go and what they will do. Students are also able to choose the group's method of presentation. Within the presentation itself, the group can differentiate who does what. The student who likes to write may do the written narration, where a more visual learner may choose to do the graphics.
This lesson originally calls for each member of the team to be responsible for a different aspect of the trip. It is possible to change this to put each member in charge of a different day of the trip. This would allow each member to organize a hotel, restaurant, transportation, and places to see based on their interests.
If students are not able to organize a group (usually due to a late start date in an online class), they may work independently and the trip may be decreased to three days instead of five.
Resources
Students will need access to the Internet in order to access this webquest and use the Andalucia.com website. Students may also need access to PowerPoint or some other presentation software to create their final product. Poster boards and tri-fold materials may also be needed especially if used in lieu of presentation software. Rubric was created using Rubistar http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
Purpose of Webquest
The purpose of this webquest is to expose beginning Spanish students to the region of Andalucia, Spain. This is done in the form of planning a trip.
Learners
This webquest is designed for students of Spanish 101 and is appropriate for grades 8 - 12.
Standards
Kenosha Unified School District -- June 2001Standard: 4. Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of traditions, ideas and perspectives, institutions, professions, literary and artistic expressions, and other components of target cultures
Benchmarks:
• Knows various age-appropriate cultural activities practiced in the target culture (e.g., games, songs, birthday celebrations, cultural traditions)
• Knows simple patterns of behavior and interaction in various settings in the target culture (e.g., school, family, community) and how these patterns compare to those in one's native culture
• Knows about typical daily life in the culture and how it compares to those in one's native culture
• Knows some basic expressive forms of the target culture enjoyed or produced by the peer group in the culture studied (e.g., music, literature, artwork or graphics)
Higher Order Thinking Skills
Synthesis: Students plan a five day trip to Andalucia, Spain by bringing together the parts generated by each team member.
Evaluation: Students appraise the value of a city, site, hotel, restaurant, and mode of transportation and choose those that meet their needs. Students then explain and justify why these are good choices.
Differentiation
Some differentiation is already built into this lesson. Students are able to choose where they will go and what they will do. Students are also able to choose the group's method of presentation. Within the presentation itself, the group can differentiate who does what. The student who likes to write may do the written narration, where a more visual learner may choose to do the graphics.This lesson originally calls for each member of the team to be responsible for a different aspect of the trip. It is possible to change this to put each member in charge of a different day of the trip. This would allow each member to organize a hotel, restaurant, transportation, and places to see based on their interests.
If students are not able to organize a group (usually due to a late start date in an online class), they may work independently and the trip may be decreased to three days instead of five.
Resources
Students will need access to the Internet in order to access this webquest and use the Andalucia.com website. Students may also need access to PowerPoint or some other presentation software to create their final product. Poster boards and tri-fold materials may also be needed especially if used in lieu of presentation software. Rubric was created using Rubistar http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
Citations
Andalucia.com 1996. 29 Apr 2010 <http://www.andalucia.com>
Page, Brian. romanaquaductsegoviaspain.jpg. 1970. Pics4Learning. 22 Apr 2010 <http://pics.tech4learning.com>
Page, Brian. segoviaspain.jpg. 1970. Pics4Learning. 22 Apr 2010 <http://pics.tech4learning.com>
Wagner, David. spain.jpg. . Pics4Learning. 29 Apr 2010 <http://pics.tech4learning.com>
Wagner, David. spainfl.jpg. . Pics4Learning. 29 Apr 2010 <http://pics.tech4learning.com>